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NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight
(UPDATED) Nasa astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley name the Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavor' after the retired space shuttle on which they both flew
What you need to know about SpaceX's 'Demo-2' mission
This will be the first crewed launch from US soil of a US-made rocket since the space shuttle program ended in 2011 and the first ever by a private company
SpaceX, NASA delay milestone mission due to bad weather
Officials cite the threat of lightning, among other factors
SpaceX readies for blast-off with NASA astronauts aboard
NASA is finally ready to go – or as ready as they can be to strap two people on top of a 500-ton rocket filled with combustible fuel
SpaceX ready to launch astronauts into space for the first time
Veteran space travelers Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to crew the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station
SpaceX to simulate astronaut ejection in final test
The success of this test is essential for SpaceX and for NASA, which urgently needs to certify a spacecraft to transport its astronauts to the ISS this year
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SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network
The launch is originally scheduled for last week but is postponed, first due to high winds and then due to the need for a software update
SpaceX capsule back on Earth, paves way for new manned U.S. flights
(UPDATED) After hours of suspense, the Crew Dragon touches down in the Atlantic Ocean at 8:45 am Friday, March 8, some 370 kilometers off the coast of the US state of Florida
SpaceX Dragon's final test – making it to Earth in one piece
The Crew Dragon will undock from the ISS on Friday at 0731 GMT and leave earth orbit and reenter the atmosphere 5 hours later
SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully docks with ISS
Two hours after docking, the space station's 3 crew members – American Anne McClain, Canadian David Saint-Jacques and Russian Oleg Kononenko – open the hatch of the space capsule and, for the first time, penetrate its interior in space
New SpaceX astronaut capsule successfully launched on ISS test mission
(UPDATED) The only occupant on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule is a dummy named Ripley – but NASA plans to put two astronauts aboard later this year
Japanese billionaire businessman revealed as SpaceX's first Moon traveler
(UPDATED) Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, says he wants to bring along 6 to 8 artists when he flies around the moon in 2023
British caver sues Elon Musk over 'pedo' comments
The defamation suit is filed in Los Angeles by Vernon Unsworth, who is seeking unspecified damages 'for the worldwide damage he has suffered to his reputation'
SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around moon
Humans have not set foot on the moon since the final Apollo mission in 1972, capping an era of US national pride. Only 24 people in history have ever been to the moon.
Blend of novices, veterans to fly on 1st private U.S. spaceships
Nine astronauts will be flying from US soil to space for the first time since 2011
Boeing, SpaceX unlikely to make manned flights to ISS in 2019
The independent Government Accountability Office says neither company is expected to be ready to carry out manned flights by November 2019 because of various delays in certifying their programs
The rockets that are pushing the boundaries of space travel
Today, NASA is so dependent on the private sector that the US space agency has signed contracts with SpaceX and Boeing to send astronauts to space beginning next year, as soon as their capsules are ready
SpaceX delays plans to send tourists around Moon – report
'A new timetable for the flight – now postponed until at least mid-2019 and likely longer – hasn't been released,' reports The Wall Street Journal
SpaceX launches most powerful Falcon 9 yet
The launch was postponed at the last minute Thursday, May 10, when an automatic abort switch was triggered, but SpaceX says it was just a glitch and the spacecraft remains in good health
SpaceX postpones next-gen rocket launch
The rocket's main goal for its maiden mission is to propel the first high-orbit communications satellite for Bangladesh, called Bangabandhu Satellite-1
SpaceX blasts off NASA's new planet-hunter, TESS
The washing machine-sized spacecraft is built to search outside the solar system, scanning the nearest, brightest stars for signs of periodic dimming
SpaceX launches cargo to space station using recycled rocket, spaceship
The effort is part of SpaceX's mission to lower the cost of space flight by re-using costly, multimillion-dollar components that typically have been discarded into the ocean after each launch
Space bases could preserve civilization in World War III – Elon Musk
'We want to make sure that there's enough of a seed of human civilization somewhere else to bring civilization back, and perhaps shorten the length of the Dark Ages,' Elon Musk says
SpaceX carries out 50th launch of Falcon 9 rocket
The satellite weighs 6 tons and is almost the size of a city bus, making it the largest geostationary satellite that SpaceX has taken into space
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World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch
Screams and cheers erupted as the massive rocket fired its 27 engines over the same NASA launchpad that served as a base for the US missions to Moon four decades ago
World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch
(UPDATED) The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasts off on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster toward an orbit near Mars
WATCH: SpaceX launches world's most powerful rocket toward Mars
(4th UPDATE) Screams and cheers erupt at Cape Canaveral, Florida as the massive rocket fires its 27 engines and rumbles into the blue sky over the same NASA launchpad that served as a base for the US missions to Moon 4 decades ago
SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket'
The launch is hailed as a game-changer because of its potential to propel SpaceX to the very forefront of the modern day space race
'Dragon back' as cargo reaches space station
It is the first time SpaceX launches both a rocket and a cargo ship that have flown before
SpaceX launches, lands recycled rocket
The Falcon 9's first stage had previously flown on a cargo mission to the International Space Station in February
SpaceX unveils peek at sleek new spacesuit
Chief executive Elon Musk posts a photo of the futuristic spacesuit on Instagram saying this actually works not a mockup
'Dragon captured' as cargo arrives at space station
A key part of the cargo is a sophisticated supercomputer made by Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE called The Spaceborne Computer
SpaceX poised for Thursday cargo launch to space station
If all goes as planned a Falcon 9 rocket will propel the Dragon into low Earth orbit where it will eventually connect with the space station circling the Earth at a height of some 250 miles 400 kilometers
SpaceX postpones classified U.S. military launch until May 1
A sensor issue with the rocket delays the launch of a secretive United States government payload known as NROL 76
SpaceX hails 'revolution' after recycled rocket launch, landing
UPDATED SpaceX officials have said that reusing hardware could slash costs – with each Falcon 9 launch costing over 61 million – by about 30
SpaceX launches communications satellite into orbit
The mission took off from NASA s historic launchpad 39A the origin of the pioneering US spaceflights that took astronauts to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s
Elon Musk: tech dreamer reaching for sun, moon, and stars
In a sector where entrepreneurs often speak of moonshots Musk is one of the biggest dreamers
SpaceX to send two tourists around Moon in 2018
This would be the furthest humans have ever traveled to deep space
SpaceX cargo ship arrives at space station
This time the Dragon cargo ship makes a perfect approach to the capture point a NASA commentator says and is grabbed by the station s robotic arm at 5:44 am 1044 GMT
SpaceX cargo ship aborts rendezvous with space station
The cargo ship is packed with more than 5 000 pounds 2 267 kilograms of food gear and science experiments for the 6 astronauts living on the orbiting space station
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SpaceX blasts off cargo from historic NASA launchpad
UPDATED The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the unmanned Dragon cargo ship pushes through after the first attempt was canceled
SpaceX aborts launch after 'odd' rocket engine behavior
UPDATED The delay was taken out of an abundance of caution a SpaceX spokesman says The next launch attempt is scheduled for Sunday morning U S time
SpaceX poised to launch cargo from historic NASA pad
The launch of the Dragon cargo ship is scheduled for 10:01 am from Cape Canaveral s launchpad 39A
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SpaceX launches, lands rocket for first time since September blast
The January 14 launch is the first in a series planned to upgrade Iridium s global communications network
SpaceX ready to launch again
Last September an unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 exploded in Cape Canaveral
Elon Musk promises 'fun' trip to Mars colony
Musk: It has to be fun or exciting It can t feel cramped or boring
